Skullbriar Duel Commander

Duel Commander Aggro BG (Golgari) Counters Voltron

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Land (35)

• 1x Blooming Marsh
• 1x Cavern of Souls
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 1x Fabled Passage
• 10x Forest
• 1x Gemstone Caverns
• 1x Llanowar Reborn
• 1x Llanowar Wastes
• 1x Nurturing Peatland
• 1x Overgrown Tomb
• 1x Rogue's Passage
• 9x Swamp
• 1x Temple of Malady
• 1x Terramorphic Expanse
• 1x Twilight Mire
• 1x Verdant Catacombs
• 1x Woodland Cemetery

Instant (14)

• 1x Assassin's Trophy
• 1x Berserk
• 1x Blossoming Defense
• 1x Dismember
• 1x Go for the Throat
• 1x Golgari Charm
• 1x Heroic Intervention
• 1x Hero's Downfall
• 1x Krosan Grip
• 1x Nature's Claim
• 1x Putrefy
• 1x Ranger's Guile
• 1x Solidarity of Heroes
• 1x Vines of Vastwood

Enchantment (17)

• 1x Alpha Authority
• 1x Canopy Cover
• 1x Eternal Thirst
• 1x Evolutionary Escalation
• 1x Hardened Scales
• 1x Hydra's Growth
• 1x Keen Sense
• 1x Ordeal of Nylea
• 1x Phyrexian Arena
• 1x Primal Rage
• 1x Rancor
• 1x Seal of Primordium
• 1x Sixth Sense
• 1x Snake Umbra
• 1x Song of the Dryads
• 1x Spider Umbra
• 1x Unspeakable Symbol

Sorcery (12)

• 1x Biogenic Upgrade
• 1x Demonic Tutor
• 1x Green Sun's Zenith
• 1x Increasing Savagery
• 1x Jarad's Orders
• 1x Life / Death
• 1x Maelstrom Pulse
• 1x Nature's Way
• 1x Reanimate
• 1x Stir the Grave
• 1x Unearth
• 1x Vigor Mortis

Commander (1)

Creature (14)

• 1x Brawn
• 1x Corpsejack Menace
• 1x Drana, Liberator of Malakir
• 1x Elvish Spirit Guide
• 1x Eternal Witness
• 1x Forgotten Ancient
• 1x Nylea, God of the Hunt
• 1x Pir, Imaginative Rascal
• 1x Primordial Hydra
• 1x Reclamation Sage
• 1x Simic Initiate
• 1x Sylvan Safekeeper
• 1x Ulvenwald Tracker
• 1x Winding Constrictor

Artifact (7)

• 1x Fireshrieker
• 1x Infiltration Lens
• 1x Lotus Petal
• 1x Power Matrix
• 1x Ring of Kalonia
• 1x Tangle Wire
• 1x Winter Orb

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Instant (9)

• 1x Deglamer
• 1x Fully Grown
• 1x Invigorating Surge
• 1x Malakir Rebirth  ^Flip
• 1x Ram Through
• 1x Sheltering Word
• 1x Snakeskin Veil
• 1x Sudden Spinnerets
• 1x Unexpected Fangs

Sorcery (4)

• 1x Call of the Death-Dweller
• 1x Inscription of Ruin
• 1x Toxic Deluge
• 1x Visions of Dominance

Artifact (7)

• 1x Null Rod
• 1x Ring of Xathrid
• 1x Shadowspear
• 1x Sphere of Resistance
• 1x Static Orb
• 1x Sword of Truth and Justice
• 1x Thorn of Amethyst

Enchantment (4)

• 1x Branching Evolution
• 1x Kaya's Ghostform
• 1x One with Nature
• 1x Predatory Hunger

Creature (5)

• 1x Daring Fiendbonder
• 1x Dark Confidant
• 1x Destiny Spinner
• 1x Slippery Bogbonder
• 1x Titanoth Rex

Land (5)

• 1x Bonders' Enclave
• 1x Castle Locthwain
• 1x Darkbore Pathway  ^Flip
• 1x Hive of the Eye Tyrant
• 1x Lair of the Hydra

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Skullbriar Commander

The magic number is 21, commander damage anyways. This deck is by far my favorite one I own. It is consistent, aggressive, fast, and responds well to what my opponents have thrown at it. It excels in 1v1 scenarios but still can still handle multiplayer games as well.

If you like the deck, please show your support and upvote. Comments and suggestions are always welcome.

Branching Evolution?

Biogenic Upgrade -> Invigorating Surge
Fireshrieker -> Slippery Bogbonder
Vigor Mortis? -> Call of the Death Dweller
Increasing Savagery -> Hive of the Eye Tyrant
Primal Rage -> Lair of the Hydra
Brawn -> Titanoth Rex
Evolutionary Escalation -> Daring Fiendbonder
Eternal Thirst -> Unexpected Fangs
? -> Ram Through
? -> Inscription of Ruin
Spider Umbra -> Kaya's Ghostform
Rangers Guile -> Snakeskin Veil

Deck Breakdown

• Combo for Rapid Win

Some form of counter ramp with Unspeakable Symbol if the opponent doesnt block you can pump skullbriar with enough counters for a lethal one-shot commander damage.

• Counter "Ramp"

Hardened Scales
Corpsejack Menace
Pir, Imaginative Rascal
Winding Constrictor

• Counters

Increasing Savagery
Hydra's Growth
Solidarity of Heroes
Ring of Kalonia
Drana, Liberator of Malakir
Eternal Thirst
Forgotten Ancient
Evolutionary Escalation
Ordeal of Nylea
Biogenic Upgrade
Unspeakable Symbol

• Trample/Evasion

Primal Rage
Brawn
Canopy Cover
Rancor
Power Matrix
Nylea, God of the Hunt
Ring of Kalonia
Berserk
Rogue's Passage
Nature's Way

• Protection

Alpha Authority
Canopy Cover
Snake Umbra
Spider Umbra
Golgari Charm
Sylvan Safekeeper
Blossoming Defense
Heroic Intervention
Vines of Vastwood
Ranger's Guile

• Recasting Skullbriar Cheap

Skullbriar will get targeted a lot. Sometimes there is nothing you can do about it. These cards will assist in getting Skullbriar back on the field without having to always pay exorbitant commander tax.

Vigor Mortis
Stir the Grave
Reanimate
Life / Death
Unearth

• Turn 1 Skullbriar

Lotus Petal
Elvish Spirit Guide
Gemstone Caverns

• Card Advantage

Phyrexian Arena
Snake Umbra
Sixth Sense
Keen Sense
Infiltration Lens

• Stall Cards

Tangle Wire
Winter Orb

• Removal

Dismember
Go for the Throat
Golgari Charm
Hero's Downfall
Reclamation Sage
Nature's Claim
Ulvenwald Tracker
Assassin's Trophy
Seal of Primordium
Song of the Dryads
Maelstrom Pulse
Nature's Way
Putrefy

• Tutor

Green Sun's Zenith
Jarad's Orders
Demonic Tutor

Date added	10 years
Last updated	2 years
Legality	This deck is not Duel Commander legal.
Rarity (main - side)	5 - 0 Mythic Rares 29 - 0 Rares 33 - 0 Uncommons 14 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.28
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